Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958–1958

Sale Date: April 27, 2004

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Macclure, Yosemite..., 1936–1936

Ansel Adams

Mt. Lyell and Mt. Macclure, Yosemite..., 1936–1936

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

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Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, 1960–1960

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

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Wisteria Arbor, Atherton, California, 1920–1929

Ansel Adams

Wisteria Arbor, Atherton, California, 1920–1929

Sale Date: April 19, 2004

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950–1950

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park,..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Dead tree, sunset crater, National..., 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Dead tree, sunset crater, National..., 1947–1947

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Winter morning, Yosemite Valley,..., 1969–1969

Ansel Adams

Winter morning, Yosemite Valley,..., 1969–1969

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Ansel Adams

Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National..., 1941–1941

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Sierra junipers, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Sierra junipers, 1927–1927

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Taos, Pueblos, 1930–1930

Ansel Adams

Taos, Pueblos, 1930–1930

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Grass and pool, 1935–1935

Ansel Adams

Grass and pool, 1935–1935

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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White mountains, from the Buttermilk..., 1959–1959

Ansel Adams

White mountains, from the Buttermilk..., 1959–1959

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Untitled, 1959–1960

Ansel Adams

Untitled, 1959–1960

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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Half dome and moon, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Ansel Adams

Half dome and moon, Yosemite National Park, 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Ansel Adams

Fern spring, dusk, Yosemite Valley, California, 1961

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Valley view, Yosemite National Park, 1940–1949

Ansel Adams

Valley view, Yosemite National Park, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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El Capitan, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Young oaks, winter, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

Young oaks, winter, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Jeffrey pine, 1940–1940

Ansel Adams

Jeffrey pine, 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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El Capitan, 1960–1969

Ansel Adams

El Capitan, 1960–1969

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Bridal Veil Fall, 1927–1927

Ansel Adams

Bridal Veil Fall, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Windmill spinning (Aermotor) Owens..., 1935–1935

Ansel Adams

Windmill spinning (Aermotor) Owens..., 1935–1935

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Portrait Alfred Stieglitz, 1938–1938

Ansel Adams

Portrait Alfred Stieglitz, 1938–1938

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Snow in orchard, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Ansel Adams

Snow in orchard, Yosemite Valley, 1947–1947

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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